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Sales for the food and beverage services industry increase in June

30 août 2010
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Sales for the food services and drinking places industry increased 0.3% from May to $4.1 billion in current dollars in June. During the same period, the price of food purchased in restaurants increased 0.2%, as measured by the Consumer Price Index.

In June, three of the industry's four sectors posted higher sales. The largest increase occurred in the special food services sector (+2.3%), which includes food service contractors, caterers and mobile food services.

Similarly, sales increased by 0.7% at limited-service restaurants and by 1.5% in drinking places.

Full-service restaurants (-0.7%) was the only sector to post a decline.

Provincially, six provinces recorded higher sales, with the largest increase in Saskatchewan (+1.4%).

Notes: All data in this release are seasonally adjusted and expressed in current dollars.

Cautionary Note:

The results referred to in this news item on the subject of the Food and Beverages industry group contain elements relating to the Canadian tourism sector, as well as elements outside of the scope of tourism. As a result, the information is indicative of the evolution of the tourism economy, but should not be interpreted as a direct measure of tourism activity.

Customized tabulations from the Labour Force Survey and other relevant data sources released by the CTHRC present data pertaining specifically to the tourism sector as defined by the Canadian Tourism Satellite Account. To enquire about this news item or for more information about the data, please contact research@cthrc.ca.

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